Liberty Safe, which bills itself as “America’s #1 heavy-duty home and gun safe manufacturer,” was chastised when it was uncovered that its parent firm donated nearly $500,000 to pro-gun control Democratic leaders.
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk released FEC filings on the social networking platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday, revealing that Liberty Safe’s parent business, Monomoy Capital Partners, had given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democrats.
“I pulled the FEC reports on the company and found approximately $400,000 over the last 10 cycles of max donations to Democrats,” Kirk wrote.
Liberty Safe was sold to Monomoy Capital Partners in 2021, a liberal East Coast investment firm. I pulled the FEC reports on the company and found approximately $400,000 over the last 10 cycles of max donations to Democrats like:
Raphael Warnock in GA
John Fetterman in PA… pic.twitter.com/WqnlQpPnrA— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 7, 2023
“Liberty Safe’s current CEO, Justin Hillenbrand, was a founding partner of Monomoy and donated $4,600 to Obama for America,” Kirk added.
In a news release Monomoy Capital issued announcing its acquisition of Liberty Safe in 2021, it called the move “another great example of Monomoy partnering with a branded, market-leading, consumer products manufacturer that has garnered an enthusiast customer base throughout the company’s history.”
The most significant donations were made to Democratic Senators Raphael Warnock of Georgia, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, and Mark Kelly of Arizona, as well as former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes of Wisconsin, all of whom have shown support for gun regulation.
Barnes ran unsuccessfully against Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in November.
Kirk’s claim comes as Liberty Safe is already under fire for providing the FBI with the passcode of a customer’s safe.
According to The New York Times, Nathan Earl Hughes of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was arrested on August 30 for his role in the Capitol incursion on January 6, 2021.
The FBI searched Hughes’ home that day and issued a request to Liberty Safe for access to Hughes’ gun safe in the process.
According to Hughes’ lawyer, William Shipley, Liberty Safe voluntarily supplied the FBI the key to access the safe despite the fact that there was no court order forcing the company to do so, according to the Times.
Hughes’ case has been highlighted by the “Hodgetwins,” a conservative duo who identified Hughes as a “outspoken American Patriot” and a “friend of ours.”
Hughes’ arrest and a column of FBI cars arriving into his driveway were seen on camera by the Hodgetwins. There was no video of agents conducting the search because the FBI allegedly disabled his home security system.
🚨 Last week, a friend of ours was raided by the feds over J6, his name is Nathan Hughes and he’s from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Nate was raided by the FBI and arrested at gun point. His girlfriend (who just had a miscarriage) was held at gun point and put in handcuffs. The FBI… pic.twitter.com/LOpMQ28eUJ
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) September 5, 2023
Meanwhile, Liberty Safe has attempted to deflect criticism by revealing that consumers can now delete their safe’s passcodes from the company’s database of combinations.
“Effective immediately, customers can visit www.libertysafe.com/pages/combination-removal and fill out the form to have records of their access codes expunged,” Liberty Safe said in a statement shared on X.
— Liberty Safe (@libertysafeinc) September 6, 2023
— Liberty Safe (@libertysafeinc) September 7, 2023
“Our mission is to protect what matters most to our customers, whether that be valuables or privacy,” the statement said. “It is our pledge to continue to make excellent products that serve gun owners everywhere.”
This has taught me that we must do our study before making significant purchases in order to determine whether the corporation has formed a sweetheart deal with the government.
I believe that these companies being purchased out by investment firms are uninterested in the community, their employees, or giving the greatest service or product to their clients.
For-profit, these investment firms rape and pillage the enterprises, leaving a hollow shell.